How Does Your Garden Grow?
Gauging your site conditions will help you choose the right native plants for your garden and bring beauty and pollinators to your site!
Gardening and Horticulture
Restoring nature one garden at a time
Why Natives
The California Native Plant Society is restoring nature one garden at a time by supporting and encouraging the use of California native plants throughout our public and private landscapes. Planting California natives can help save water, reduce maintenance and pesticide use, and invite beneficial pollinators. Restore a sense of place in your community, provide important habitat for our wildlife, and help us preserve our very special ecosystem.
Calscape Garden Planner
Find the right native plants and landscape designs for your garden with the new Calscape Garden Planner! We have you covered, right down to your zip code! Made possible by The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.
Calscape Nursery Training
Capture the growing demand for California native plants by participating in this program designed to increase the availability and success with natives.
Hot Topics
Garden inspiration
Get inspired by our CNPS Garden Ambassadors, and visit native gardens.
Native design basics
Use these landscape design principles to turn your space into a sustainable habitat.
Choosing your plants
Discover plants native to your city, create your own plant lists, and find a local nursery.
Prepping and planting
Remove grass, care for your soil, and follow these planting and watering tips.
Digging deeper
Control weeds and pests, prune, and learn about clean nursery practices.
Naturehood
Our native gardening webinars offer community conversations and technical talks on growing California native plants.
From the Blog
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What to Do When You Can Only Water Once a Week
With California's drought, some water districts allow watering just once a week. Learn 7 steps for a drought-tolerant garden. -
Fire-Resistant Landscaping
Cassy Aoyagi, president of FormLA®Landscaping, shows us around her garden in the Tujunga foothills, sharing the features that protect it from wildfire.